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Old 11-04-2006, 08:11 PM   #1
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hi i got a ed with missing problems ,it will idle for hours parked on the level it will rev up slight miss,but park the car with the left hand side of the on a angle the fuel tank outlet is on the left ok leave ideling for 5 minutes jump in and rev off or try to ,the miss is one hell of a rough put your foot down and it just coughs it wont behave well at all ,would i be rigth that if the tanks has some water in then parked on the angle it will suck the water first it being heavier than fuel,it takes a long time after doing that i suppose the water gets in the filter ,anybady else had trouble
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Old 11-04-2006, 08:13 PM   #2
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Try adding some metho to tank.. Other than that drop tank and clean..Then replace fuel filters...Graeme....
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Old 11-04-2006, 08:33 PM   #3
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Haha I got water in my tank to, it seems now I have to go the whole hog

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Old 11-04-2006, 08:47 PM   #4
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Try adding some metho to tank.. Other than that drop tank and clean..Then replace fuel filters...Graeme....
spot on there my friend. works a treat, metho is nearly pure ethanol, it will raise combustion in the petrol. works well in lawn mowers aswell.
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Old 11-04-2006, 08:51 PM   #5
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Try adding some metho to tank.. Other than that drop tank and clean..Then replace fuel filters...Graeme....
you dont need to drop the tank - you can just drain it out from the access to the tank in the boot.
I had to do that once in my EA (stale fuel), and once in my XR (the only time I ever used caltex vortex).

Not too hard to do, just really smelly.
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Old 11-04-2006, 09:32 PM   #6
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Yes metho, metho and water mix unlike water and petrol.
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Old 11-04-2006, 10:24 PM   #7
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Hi xr8 chic
yes i have only had 3 full tanks of caltex vortex and presto i have this problem.i only pick it might be water cause when i visited gympie the other day it is all hills and hey the bloody car would hardly climb the hill floor the pedal and it just died
thanks.graham shall let you know the outcome
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